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BridgeTheGap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 09:48 AM Original message |
AP-GfK Poll: Working-class whites shun Dems |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 09:49 AM Response to Original message |
1. "uneasy with the young president's activist governing" |
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w8liftinglady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 09:53 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. I agree Marmar...I see it firsthand |
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Proud Liberal Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 10:04 AM Response to Reply #1 |
11. Indeed |
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FSogol (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 09:50 AM Response to Original message |
2. Another BS news story written entirely by the RNC. n/t |
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BridgeTheGap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 09:55 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Think so? How many white working class people have you personally polled? It would be a strategic |
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BridgeTheGap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 09:58 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. In spite of the editorializing in the body of the article, the polling results are disturbing along |
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Capn Sunshine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 06:03 PM Response to Reply #7 |
62. read "What's The Matter With Kansas?" then |
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geek tragedy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 10:45 AM Response to Reply #6 |
24. The Civil Rights Act. nt |
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groovedaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 10:51 AM Response to Reply #24 |
29. So said Lyndon Johnson. But it didn't stop Jimmy Carter from being elected. n.t |
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geek tragedy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 12:14 PM Response to Reply #29 |
57. Endorsed by George Wallace and public supporter of William Calley. nt |
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CBR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 10:50 AM Response to Reply #6 |
27. They are scared of non-whites. nt |
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independent_voter (283 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 11:04 AM Response to Reply #27 |
33. 'if you dont vote for us, you're a racist' |
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CBR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 11:08 AM Response to Reply #33 |
34. Democrats are still the go to for working class minorities. Why is |
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independent_voter (283 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 11:12 AM Response to Reply #34 |
37. i cant claim to know |
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CBR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 11:13 AM Response to Reply #37 |
38. I call it how I see it. nt |
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independent_voter (283 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 11:16 AM Response to Reply #38 |
40. do you have any idea how offensive that is? |
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CBR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 11:27 AM Response to Reply #40 |
45. I do not care! I am sick of walking around this issue. It is time to |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 08:55 AM Response to Reply #45 |
69. Me too! |
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BridgeTheGap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 11:15 AM Response to Reply #34 |
39. American Latinos likely to sit this one out in large numbers. |
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independent_voter (283 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 10:59 AM Response to Reply #6 |
32. 'The Democratic party used to be the "go to" party for working class people. What happened?' |
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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 05:31 PM Response to Reply #6 |
60. Wow, I guess there are no minorities in the working class, huh? |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 09:51 AM Response to Original message |
3. Translation: white middle-class people happily commit suicide |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 09:53 AM Response to Original message |
4. "...activist governing..." In other words his propensity for governing while |
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shraby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 09:59 AM Response to Original message |
8. I call bull on this article. If they are such a force to be |
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independent_voter (283 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 10:02 AM Response to Original message |
9. *IF* the article is true, it's because Democrats havn't addressed 'Free' trade/H-1b visas |
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Proud Liberal Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 10:10 AM Response to Reply #9 |
13. Republicans support the same things |
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independent_voter (283 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 10:17 AM Response to Reply #13 |
18. I said I've never voted Republican and dont plan to |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 10:16 AM Response to Reply #9 |
17. Well, then, sit the fuck out. |
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independent_voter (283 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 10:22 AM Response to Reply #17 |
20. Is that the party's message? |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 10:35 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. I'm more than happy to discuss the issues with the undecided. |
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independent_voter (283 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 10:37 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. do you consider bringing up free trade/H-1b visas asking for a martini and a rubdown? |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 10:44 AM Response to Reply #22 |
23. you began your little screed talking about those things..... |
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independent_voter (283 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 10:51 AM Response to Reply #23 |
28. i said i need a message beyond 'it's irresponsible not to vote for us' |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 10:54 AM Response to Reply #28 |
31. Blah de blah de blah de blah |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 11:24 AM Response to Reply #31 |
42. This is pretty representative of the eloquence of the "centrist" position. nt |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 11:36 AM Response to Reply #42 |
47. Well.... |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 11:36 AM Response to Reply #28 |
48. That's really NOT what you said and you know it, ya hoser. |
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CBR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 10:18 AM Response to Reply #9 |
19. Personally, I think a lot of them are racist fucks. nt |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 11:25 AM Response to Reply #19 |
43. Do you know what a "feedback loop" is? |
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independent_voter (283 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 11:28 AM Response to Reply #43 |
46. +1000 |
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CBR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 11:47 AM Response to Reply #43 |
51. Whites in this country need to stop playing the victim. We need to |
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independent_voter (283 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 11:52 AM Response to Reply #51 |
52. any presupposition about a person you haven't met personally is prejudice |
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CBR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 11:53 AM Response to Reply #52 |
53. Well I have never met Limbaugh -- can I make a presupposition about him or no? |
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independent_voter (283 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 11:55 AM Response to Reply #53 |
54. you know what i meant |
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CBR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 12:00 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. What about my experience being harassed by working class whites |
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independent_voter (283 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 12:09 PM Response to Reply #55 |
56. I said you were prejudiced |
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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 05:38 PM Response to Reply #56 |
61. Well, Lou Dobbs has a hispanic wife, and is racist. |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 08:52 AM Response to Reply #61 |
68. Well, being a shill for cheap labor and multinational corporations doesn't exactly prove |
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independent_voter (283 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 09:01 AM Response to Reply #61 |
73. if senator mccarthy called you a communist |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:03 PM Response to Reply #52 |
58. BWAHAHH AH AH H AHHAHAHAH AH HA HAHHA!!!! |
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independent_voter (283 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:12 PM Response to Reply #58 |
59. no need |
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BridgeTheGap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 07:01 AM Response to Reply #51 |
67. Back in the day, I had the opportunity to work (from the left) with former black panthers, nation of |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 08:56 AM Response to Reply #51 |
70. Regardless of what ANYBODY else has done in history, YOU are responsible for your OWN hate. |
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Proud Liberal Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 10:03 AM Response to Original message |
10. "Desperate for jobs......" |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 10:53 AM Response to Reply #10 |
30. "FAITH IN TEH FREE MARKETZZ!!!1!!1!!" |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 09:01 AM Response to Reply #30 |
72. Do you even know who Tim Geithner, Larry Summers, Austin Goolsbee are? (hint: Free market types) |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 11:02 AM Response to Reply #72 |
77. Get rid of them, the Cancer's still there. |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 11:23 AM Response to Reply #77 |
78. You make it sound like you're lampooning the subjects of the OP with "free market" jibes though |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 01:44 PM Response to Reply #78 |
79. They wouldn't be voting "for their interests" by putting another slash-n-waster in office. |
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Amonester (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 11:09 AM Response to Reply #10 |
35. Shipping more, if not all, of their jobs overseas. |
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Historic NY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 10:07 AM Response to Original message |
12. bullshit...plain & simple KKK rove & Newt couldn't have written that better....RNC memo |
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groovedaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 10:12 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. On the interpretation/commentary, probably so. But what about the numbers themselves? I've knocked |
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independent_voter (283 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 10:48 AM Response to Reply #14 |
25. thank you for acknowledging the issue |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 10:13 AM Response to Original message |
15. ... ignorant bigot morons? |
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Brewman_Jax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 10:14 AM Response to Original message |
16. The same class of idiots |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 06:29 PM Response to Reply #16 |
65. Exactly. |
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sadbear (799 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 10:49 AM Response to Original message |
26. Let them elect the republican tea party |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 11:11 AM Response to Original message |
36. Better headline: "Racists side with teabaggers on Obama and vote against their economic interests." |
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Spazito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 11:18 AM Response to Original message |
41. One only needs to read the actual poll to know how badly this poll AND the article smells... |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 11:27 AM Response to Reply #41 |
44. It got the desired response: hateful class/race based invective. |
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independent_voter (283 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 11:39 AM Response to Reply #44 |
49. pretty scary, isnt it? |
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Spazito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 11:45 AM Response to Reply #44 |
50. I would disagree, it is not true in any way... |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 09:00 AM Response to Reply #50 |
71. Um, whoosh? nt |
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Spazito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 10:22 AM Response to Reply #71 |
76. No "whoosh", merely not buying what your post is trying to sell n/t |
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Capn Sunshine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 06:06 PM Response to Original message |
63. Why do I smell dirty socks? |
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BlueCheese (897 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 06:08 PM Response to Original message |
64. Calling people racists... |
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independent_voter (283 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 09:05 AM Response to Reply #64 |
74. exactly - if people think you dont respect them, they know you wont represent them |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 06:35 PM Response to Original message |
66. Steaming pantsload. Unrec. |
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independent_voter (283 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 09:58 AM Response to Original message |
75. If Democrats took a stand on free trade and globalism, this wouldn't be the case at all |
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